Haddonfield in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War

By Don Morfe, November 29, 2014

1. Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War Marker

Inscription.

Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War. . During the Revolutionary War the Hessian Army was encamped on these grounds before and after the battle of Red Bank, fought October 22, 1777, near Fort Mercer on the Delaware River, where it met defeat.

The officers occupied the houses on the west side of the road. The first brick house from Cooper’s Creek was owned by John Middleton and was demolished in 1926 when this high school was erected.

The two buttonwoods in front of this building were slips from the historic buttonwood trees now standing on Kings Highway north of Haddon Ave., planted April 13, 1928.

During the Revolutionary War the Hessian Army was encamped on these grounds before and after the battle of Red Bank, fought October 22, 1777, near Fort Mercer on the Delaware River, where it met defeat.

The officers occupied the houses on the west side of the road. The first brick house from Cooper’s Creek was owned by John Middleton and was demolished in 1926 when this high school was erected.

The two buttonwoods in front of this building were slips from the historic buttonwood trees now standing on Kings Highway north of Haddon Ave., planted April 13, 1928.

Erected 1938 by Haddenfield Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Location. 39° 54.102′ N, 75° 1.548′ W. Marker is in Haddonfield, New Jersey, in Camden County. Marker is on Kings Highway E. Touch for map. The marker is in the breezeway of the arch on the right, located on the grounds of Bancroft High School. Marker is in this post office area: Haddonfield NJ 08033, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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